InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Let Sleeping Dogs Lie ❯ Video Games and Movie Picks ( Chapter 3 )

Author's note: Wow you guys! First of all, thanks again for all the great reviews and support. You have no idea how awesome it makes me feel. Second, thanks for all the great ideas for movies. - I'm gonna have to go rent them all and watch them myself. You really helped out a lot. I'm having a ton of fun writing this fic, and I hope you guys are having fun reading it too. So let the adventures continue!   ---------------------------------------------------------- ------  Chapter Three: Video Game Rivals and Movie Picks ----------------------------------------------------------------  ;  

Miroku cracked his knuckles, glaring at the innocent looking girl in front of him. What was she trying to pull? He knew that she had kidnapped Inuyasha. He stole a glance at his hanyou friend. Why was he just standing there? Hadn't he realized that this was the bitch who had hurt him?

Inuyasha took a hesitant step forward, still in shock that Miroku had just appeared. How had he found out where he was so quickly? And why was he yelling at Kagome? "Oi, Miroku! What the hell is going on?"

Miroku snorted and pointed accusingly at Kagome. "I'm here to save you from this bitch! I've been looking for you for the past two months!"

Kagome stood up in shock, letting her forgotten Pepsi can clatter to the floor. She angrily swept her bangs out of her eyes, and glared at Miroku. Taking a few steps forward, she poked the unsuspecting Miroku in the chest. " For your information I did not kidnap Inuyasha, I saved him! Just who are you anyway, and why did you just break my door?"

Miroku sputtered for a moment, then resumed glaring at Kagome. "Don't play dumb! I know who you are and what you did to Inuyasha! Don't even try to act innocent, Kikyo!"

Kagome's eyes widened, but her attention was abruptly refocused as Inuyasha cried out. His hands clutched the sides of his head, and he growled fiercely. He lashed back and forth, and his arm snapped out onto the top of the table, breaking it clear in half. His eyes were squeezed shut as if to guard against mental pain. With a sharp yelp, he fell onto one knee, his hands fisting in his hair.

Miroku and Kagome stood in shock, watching Inuyasha's display of anguish. What’s happening? Inuyasha fell forward, leaning onto his arms for support. His breath came in heavy pants, and beads of sweat trickled down his forehead. Growling, his said a single name. "Kikyo."

Miroku grabbed Kagome's shoulder, whirring her to face him. "Kikyo, what did you do to him?!"

Kagome threw Miroku's hand off her. "I'm not Kikyo, I'm Kagome! And I have no idea what's wrong with him!" Running to Inuyasha's side, she knelt down next to him. Placing a concerned hand on his shoulder, she tentatively questioned him. "Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha's breath hitched and his muscles tensed. Letting out a sigh of relief, he pushed himself back and sat on the floor. He gave Kagome a weak smile. "I'm ok."

"Uh..." Not knowing what else to do, Miroku joined his two companions on the floor. Giving Kagome a dubious glance, he knelt down in front of Inuyasha. "Hey, what just happened?"

Inuyasha ran a hand through his hair, sighing heavily. "I'm not quite sure, but I think I just got some of my memories back."

Kagome grinned. "That's great! You're starting to remember who you are!"

Inuyasha smirked. "Yeah, sort of. But all those images flooding into my mind gave me one hell of a headache."

Kagome heeded the unspoken request, and stood up in search of the bottle of aspirin. Grabbing her glass and the aspirin bottle from the living room, she filled the glass with water and handed both that and a few aspirin to Inuyasha. The hanyou popped the pills in his mouth and took a big gulp of water, setting the glass on the floor next to him. He gave a lopsided grin to his two friends. "I can feel one of those big serious-in-depth conversations coming up, can't you?"

There was a pause, and all three people burst into laughter. "I guess I should introduce you two," Inuyasha pointed at the boy sitting next to him. "Kagome, meet Miroku- my sometimes perverted best friend. He also has a bit of holy power up his sleeve."

Miroku grinned and shook hands with Kagome. "Miroku, meet Kagome- my savior and acquaintance who I know almost nothing about. She's also seen me naked."

Inuyasha winked at his friend, and Kagome smacked Inuyasha on the back of his head. The glare on her face was rapidly being replaced with a blush. "Baka," she scolded.

Inuyasha and Miroku laughed, and Kagome crossed her arms with a huff. With startling speed, Miroku grasped Kagome's hand in his own. "Kagome-chan, I know we've gotten off to a bad start. If you can find it within the depths of your sincerely kind heart to forgive my rude entrance, I'd be forever grateful."

Kagome stuttered and unsuccessfully tried to pry her hand from Miroku's. "Uh, sure. No problem. Consider it forgiven."

Miroku flashed a grin. "Wonderful! Kagome-chan?"

A pause. "Yes?"

"Will you bear my child?"

SMACK.

Inuyasha backhanded his friend, sending him sliding across the tile flooring. His eyebrow twitched and he gave Kagome a dry grin. "Don't mind him. He's... odd."

Kagome blinked and swept an unruly piece of hair behind her ear. "I gathered." She smiled as Miroku dazedly made him way back to where the other two were sitting. "How long have you two been friends?"

Miroku looped an arm around the hanyou's shoulders, earning a glare from the dog demon. "Why, ever since we were born! Inuyasha and I grew up together!"

Inuyasha gave a long suffering sigh. "Sadly yes. I've been friends with this moron ever since I can remember." He flashed Miroku a grin. "You'd think he would have turned out better."

Miroku punched Inuyasha in the arm. "Hey, you're the one who taught me how to fight. Don't even get me started on the swearing."

Inuyasha snorted. "Keh."

Kagome grinned at the two friends, a thought suddenly popping into her head. "Hey Miroku- when you first came here, you called me Kikyo. Who's that?"

A low growl escaped from Inuyasha's throat, and a flash of anger passed over Miroku's face. "Well," Miroku edged, "She looks almost the same as you do… except her hair's longer and she has brown eyes. And her personality is way different from yours. I'm sorry I ever mistook you for her."

Confusion registered on Kagome's face. "So I guess you two knew her pretty well then, huh?"

Inuyasha growled. "Sort of. She went to the same private school as we did in Nagasaki. But she was a first class bitch. I don't really know what her problem was, but she hated me with a passion."

Miroku gave a sly grin. "Well, technically that's not true. She actually used to really like dog-boy over here, but I guess his repeated refuses kinda pissed her off."

Knowledge suddenly flashed in Inuyasha's eyes, and he slammed a fist into the floor. "THAT'S IT!"

Miroku and Kagome exchanged confused glances. "Huh?"

Inuyasha locked his gaze with Miroku, a fire dancing in his golden eyes. "Miroku, you said Kikyo was responsible for my disappearance right?"

Miroku nodded. "Yeah, I was there and I saw exactly what she did to you."

Inuyasha growled, tightening his fist, leaving a small dent in the Higurashi's floor. "Tell me, in EXACT words, what happened."

Miroku rubbed his temples, and briefly closed his eyes. "Well, it was the day you had gotten in a really big fight with Kikyo. She had been spreading some really nasty rumors around school about you, and you just went off on her in the cafeteria at lunch. I wouldn't be surprised if the entire school heard. I thought that she would just cry and run away, but she slapped you instead. She said something about promising to get revenge, and she threw your lunch on the floor. Then she just left. The whole school just kind of sat in shock, but then they all started applauding you, Inuyasha. I don't think anybody really believed the rumors anyway.” Miroku shrugged and stole a sip of a forgotten Pepsi can, continuing the story.

“Well, after school we went to your house to use the training room. You were so pissed off at Kikyo that you let your concealing spell slip." Miroku paused at Kagome's confused look. "There are actually a lot of youkai in Japan, and generally world wide. Most have concealing spells like Inuyasha, or their youkai features are small enough not to need hiding. Inuyasha's ears, claws, eyes, and his hair kind of stick out though. With his concealing spell, he has dark hair and violet eyes, just like your everyday human." Miroku smiled. "Of course, other than his family and myself, no one else knew he was a hanyou. But when we were training and he let the spell slip, Kikyo saw. " Miroku sighed, massaging his temple. "Of course, having youkai in this world means that they are people with miko powers in this world too. Unfortunately, Kikyo is one of those people."

Inuyasha interrupted Miroku's story. "Oi, wait a minute. If we were in the training room, how did Kikyo see us?"

Miroku gave a wry smile. "After the training room, we had gone into your backyard to hang out. You still didn't have the spell on, and Kikyo was standing outside, planning to egg your house. It was a rather pathetic revenge, actually. When she saw you, she freaked out, screaming that you were a demon and she was going to tell everyone. I tackled her and covered her mouth and told her to shut the hell up, but she didn't listen. That's when her miko power kicked in. I guess it would be a little weird to find out the guy you liked was born as your natural enemy. Whatever. She threw me off her, and said she was going to show the world your true form. She enveloped you in some kind of weird magic, and turned you into a pure white dog. I didn’t even recognize the spell. You took off down the street, and before I could do anything, Kikyo knocked me out. When I came to, she was still there. She said that I wouldn't be seeing you for awhile." Miroku's hands fisted at his sides, anger evident in his face. "Then the bitch had the nerve to tell me that she was the only one who could lift the spell since she was the only miko in this generation."

Miroku sighed, grasping Inuyasha's shoulder in a brotherly gesture. "I've been searching for you for the past two months Inuyasha. No one knew where the hell you were. And I think you've been in the dog form the whole time- which could account for the loss of memories."

Inuyasha nodded, connecting Miroku's story with memory images in his head. Some parts were still very hazy, but the pieces were starting to come together. "Thanks Miroku. But one thing doesn't make sense. If Kikyo was the only miko, then how the hell did I get back to my normal form?"

Both male sets of eyes came to rest on Kagome, and she jerked at the sudden attention. "What?"

"I think," Miroku pondered, "That we have Kagome to thank for this." Miroku eyes passed over the girl, almost seeing through her. He closed his eyes, focusing on the energy surrounding the young girl. His eyes snapped open with sudden revelation. "Kagome, I think you might be a miko!"

Kagome shook her head in disbelief. "No way! Wouldn't I know if I had some magic powers or something?"

Inuyasha arched an eyebrow. "Well, I did turn back into my normal form at your house. I think you do have some type of power, Kagome."

Miroku nodded in agreement. "Most definitely, but your powers are different than Kikyo's. Your heart is pure, Kagome."

Kagome blushed under the praise. She waved a hand, dismissing the topic. "Well, whatever. We'll think more about that later." She stood up and surveyed her kitchen. A busted door, a kitchen table broken in half, and a dent in the floor. "For now, I think we have to go shopping."

Inuyasha glanced sheepishly at the broken table. "Uh, did I do that?"

Kagome laughed, and pulled on his ear affectionately. "Yeah, but it's cool. You were busy freaking out and getting your memories back." She shook her head jokingly. "I can't believe you busted the table in half with one hit though! I mean, geez Inuyasha- you're really strong!"

A slight blush stained the hanyou's cheeks. "Keh."

Miroku stood up. "I will pay for the damage done to the door Kagome. I truly am sorry." He grinned. "I guess I was just worried over Inuyasha. And I have another friend who lives near here, so I can lodge with him for the time being." He elbowed Inuyasha in the ribs. "Dog boy will have to stay with you though, my friend only has enough room for one guest."

Inuyasha snorted and stalked past his friends towards the front door. "Don't even voice what I know you're thinking, Miroku. Kagome does not need to hear your perverted thoughts." He glanced over his shoulder. "So, are we going shopping or what?"

Kagome smiled. "Sure! Just let me grab my keys."

Miroku followed Inuyasha out the door, Kagome close behind. "And before either of you ask, I’m driving." Kagome grinned triumphantly.

Miroku and Inuyasha sighed in defeat. Inuyasha climbed into the front seat next to Kagome, and Miroku occupied the back. The hanyou grinned. "You can drive, but I get control of the radio."

Kagome smiled. "Fine with me."

Inuyasha smirked happily, and searched through a couple of stations. System of a Down blared over the speakers, and Inuyasha laughed. "There we go, REAL music."

Miroku nodded and started playing air guitar in the back seat. Kagome grinned, bopping her head along to the beat. "I dunno you guys. System of a Down is good, but Muse is pretty good too."

Inuyasha snorted. "Keh, System of a Down beats them all."

Miroku paused his air acoustics. "No way man, Tenacious D all the way!"

Kagome laughed as Miroku went back to playing air guitar, completely oblivious to Inuyasha's snort. So the battle of bands continues. She pulled into the parking lot of Walmart, parking close to the entrance. Ah, Walmart. The greatest store for anything you could possibly want… and all the crap you didn't want too.

Suddenly Inuyasha swore. "Fuck! You guys, I don't know the concealing spell anymore! What the hell am I supposed to do about my ears?"

Miroku scratched his head thoughtfully. "Chill in the car while Kagome and I go shopping?"

"There is no fucking way I'm leaving her alone with you, you lecher." Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at his friend.

Kagome grinned and held up a black baseball hat. "Hey, no problem. Just wear this."

Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief, and put the cap on backwards. He scowled. "My ears feel so weird like this."

Miroku punched his friend in the shoulder. "Ah, suck it up punk. It can't be that bad."

Inuyasha snorted, and followed his two companions in exiting the car. Making their way into Walmart, Kagome mentally went over what she would need to get. "Ok. let's head towards the furniture section you guys. Guys?" Kagome head swiveled around, looking for her two male companions that had suddenly disappeared. Where did they go? Minutes later, Kagome shook her head in amusement when she spotted them in the video game section.

Miroku and Inuyasha were both playing furiously on the sample game set up for customers to try out. Miroku swore and Inuyasha smirked as he pulled into the lead. What game were they playing? Kagome glanced at the screen. Mario Kart 64? She snorted. Are you kidding? She RULED at this game. Claiming the third controller, she hit the pause button. Miroku and Inuyasha both released shouts of indignation, but she waved a finger at them. "No way are you guys playing this game without me. I will dominate you in this game."

Miroku and Inuyasha both exchanged looks of amusement. Inuyasha snorted. "I don't think so. Miroku and I make an unbeatable team." The two males gave each other a high five.

Kagome smirked. "Well you'll just have to play me then, won't you?"

Miroku and Inuyasha wore identical grins. "You're on!"

Since there were three players instead of two, they had to use the battle option instead of the race. The battle stage was set: Kagome was Princess Peach, Miroku was Luigi, and Inuyasha was Wario.

The three players took off, each in search of a mystery box. Kagome was the first to get one, and her prize was a red shell. Letting loose a laugh of victory, she nailed Miroku (Luigi) with the shell. One of his balloons disappeared.

Miroku pouted. "Geez Kagome! Way to have mercy on your friends." His attention quickly turned back to the game as he received a box of his own. However, he only got a banana. He gave a long suffering sigh and ditched the banana.

Inuyasha (Wario) had just received a star, and he was tailing Kagome (Princess Peach). Laughing demonically, he activated the star and ran over Kagome, making her lose one of her balloons. "Outta the way, suckers!" Inuyasha quickly caught sight of Miroku and ran him over too, leaving the poor holy boy with only one balloon left, while Kagome had two, and Inuyasha had the full three.

Miroku snorted. "That's it, no way am I losing to you guys." Kagome and Inuyasha both chuckled. Miroku got another box. And what was his prize this time? Another banana. He swore, and Kagome giggled. "God!" He pointed accusingly at the screen. "This stupid game is against me!"

Kagome quickly took advantage of his distraction, and hit Miroku with a green shell, popping the last of Miroku's balloon, and declaring him the third place player. Miroku glared at Kagome. "That was low, the stupid game is prejudiced against peaceful monks!"

Kagome merely grinned and continued playing. Now to take care of Inuyasha. GAH! Inuyasha was cracking up again, so he apparently had gotten another star. She hightailed her little kart outta there, dodging and taking every single turn that she could in hopes of evading Inuyasha's attack. Luckily the star wore off, and Inuyasha huffed in annoyance. "Totally almost got you…"

Kagome breathed a sigh of relief. "That was close!" Catching another box, she cheered silently as she received another red shell. Sneaking up behind the unsuspecting hanyou (Wario) she released the shell with deadly accuracy, bringing Inuyasha even with her; both now had two balloons.

"Where the fuck did that come from?!" Inuyasha growled, vowing recompense. Miroku ducked and yelled at Inuyasha to watch his language- there were little kids around after all.

Kagome however, cheered and picked up another box. This time she received triple green shells. Well, that would work. Suddenly, Inuyasha got a ghost and stole Kagome's three green shells. Kagome shrieked as Inuyasha grinned. "Hey you jerk! Those were my shells! I can't believe you just did that!"

"Heh, nice one dog boy." Miroku had accepted his losing fate and decided to cheer his friend on against Kagome.

Inuyasha smirked. Time to take the little girl down. "Get ready Kagome, ‘cause here I come!" Inuyasha bowled around a corner, complete with three green shell protection. Kagome (Peach) burnt rubber hauling ass out of the way. Unfortunately she wasn't fast enough, and she was now down to one balloon.

Kagome stomped her foot as Inuyasha whooped in victory. "I'm not finished yet!" she warned. High tailing it back to a box, she let loose an evil chuckle as she got her favorite attack- triple RED shells. Inuyasha was dead now.

Inuyasha gulped. "Oh shit."

Miroku watched in fascination as Kagome rounded a corner and nailed Inuyasha-Wario- TWICE, defeating both his remaining balloons, and declaring Kagome-Princess Peach- the winner.

Kagome jumped up and let loose a joyful "Woohooo!" as she did a little victory dance around Inuyasha. The hanyou glared at the happy girl. "You cheated!"

"I did not!"

"There's no way Princess Peach could ever defeat Wario!"

Kagome grinned. "Yeah, well maybe you just suck at the game!"

Inuyasha huffed. "Like hell I do! I kick ass at that game!"

Miroku buried his head in his hands. "I cannot believe I'm hearing this."

Suddenly, a Walmart employee approached the trio. "Excuse me?"

Inuyasha and Kagome both turned around in sync to glare at the employee. "What?"

The employee glared back. "If this young man does not control his harsh language and if the rest of you do not calm yourselves, I will be forced to remove you from the store."

Inuyasha snorted. "Keh, like YOU could-"

WHACK.

Kagome bopped Inuyasha on the back of the head. Turning to the employee, she smiled sweetly. "Thank you. We'll be sure to control ourselves from now on. Sorry for the trouble!" Grabbing Inuyasha and Miroku, she pulled them towards the furniture section.

"Oi, Kagome! What are you doing?" Inuyasha questioned.

"I'm getting a new table you moron!" she huffed. "You broke my last one."

He mumbled some apology under his breath, and Miroku pointed out that they had reached furniture. Kagome released the two delinquent boys, and glanced around. "Alright. Now to find a table."

After searching through various tables (from patio furniture to elegant woodwork that was way out of her budget) Kagome finally settled on a simple wood table with a leaf pattern engraved on the four corners. Having forgotten a shopping cart (she was too caught up in beating the boys at Mario Kart64), Kagome pondered how to get the table to the check out counter. There was no way she could lift it, much less carry it. Inuyasha, however, merely waved her onward, hefting the boxed table (you had to assemble it at home) onto his shoulder and strolling towards the checkout aisle.

Inwardly, Kagome marveled at the hanyou's strength again. Just what exactly was this boy capable of? Shrugging, she followed him and Miroku to pay for the table. Continuing out to the car, they stuffed the box in the trunk, just barely able to close the top. Hopping back into the driver's seat, she glanced over her shoulder at the two boys. "So you guys want to rent some movies?" Giving each other dubious looks, Miroku and Inuyasha chorused "Like what?"

Kagome shrugged, pulling out of the parking lot and heading towards the local video store. "It depends. What do you guys feel like?"

Inuyasha made a face. "Definitely NOT a chick flick. Blah."

Miroku piped up in the back seat, "How 'bout an action film?"

Kagome tapped her chin, and pulled into the video store parking lot. "Maybe, but it has to have some sort of plot. Not just random violence, please."

Miroku and Inuyasha both looked confused. "Why?"

Kagome shook her head in mock pity. "Boys will be boys. We'll compromise and get a couple movies. C'mon you two."

Following obediently, the trio headed into the store. Kagome flashed a grin. "Alright, here's the deal: I'll pick out one movie, and you two pick out one movie, ok?"

"Whoa," interjected Inuyasha, "There's two of us- shouldn't we be able to pick out two movies?"

"But I have to pay for them," Kagome pointed out.

"True, but what if Dog boy and I can't co-operate on what movie to get?" Miroku stated.

Kagome tossed her hands into the air in defeat. "Fine! Geez, you guys can get two movies."

Inuyasha and Miroku exchanged high fives, and headed directly for the action section. Kagome shook her head. "Those two are worse than Souta." She paused, musing silently over her new found friends. She had just met the two mischievous boys that day, and yet she felt as though she had known them for much longer. Grinning, she headed towards her own favorite movie section: Romance.

Fifteen minutes later, the trio met up and showed what each had picked.

Inuyasha went first, and held up his choice of Mission Impossible II.

Miroku grinned, stating that his choice of The Matrix was better by far.

Kagome held up her choice of Titanic, making both boys groan. They exchanged looks and chorused "Chick flick."

Kagome grabbed the two movies they had picked and walked towards the clerk. "It is not a chick flick. I bet neither of you have seen it, let alone know what it's about!"

Inuyasha shrugged sheepishly. "Uh… a big ‘unsinkable’ ship that sinks?"

Miroku added his two cents. "Yeah, and I heard that there's some guy in it that all the girls drool over. I heard he's gay."

Kagome rolled her eyes. "His name is Leonardo DiCaprio, and he's not gay."

"Oh?" questioned Miroku, "So are you one of the girls who drools over this 'Leonardo' fellow?"

Kagome glared at him, a slight blush staining her cheeks. "No!"

Inuyasha snorted. "Right."

"What? I'm not allowed to think actors are hot?" Kagome handed the movies to the clerk, and faced the two boys in indignation.

"Aha!" cried Miroku, "You DO think he's hot!"

"Gah. MIROKU!" She handed the money to the video clerk, trying to hide her blush. "I just have a thing for light haired guys, ok? Just give it a rest."

Miroku smirked and shot Inuyasha a look, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. "Ya know Kagome, Inuy-"

Inuyasha clamped a hand over Miroku's mouth, effectively cutting off the rest of the pony-tailed boy's sentence. Dragging him to the car, Inuyasha tossed a "We'll wait for you outside," over his shoulder on the way out the door.

Kagome arched her eyebrows in confusion, but merely shrugged, taking her change and movies and following the two boys out to the car. Outside, she came upon Inuyasha yelling at Miroku to ‘stay out of his love life’, while Miroku merely kept a sly grin on his face, forming a smart comeback. Both boys abruptly cut off as Kagome exited the store, blinking at her.

Kagome rolled her eyes, and tossed the movies into the car. Following suit, the trio sat in the car. Suddenly, Miroku gasped. Glancing at his watch, he swore softly. "Hey, Kagome? I hate to have to ditch you guys, but do you think you can drop me off at my friend's house? I promised him that I'd be there 20 minutes ago. And," he smirked, "I'm supposed to go on a double date with him, his girlfriend and his girlfriend's friend."

Kagome smiled. "No problem, just give me directions."

"Awesome," Miroku flashed her a grateful grin. "Take a left at this stop sign."

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Thirty minutes later, Inuyasha and Kagome walked in the front door of the Sunset Shrine. Inuyasha deposited the newly acquired kitchen table by the old and busted one, and both left their shoes at the door. Stretching, Kagome gave a small yawn. "Hey Inuyasha, feel like watching a movie?"

He groaned. "Do I have to watch the sappy one?"

"Oh yeah, definitely." Kagome grinned.

Inuyasha's shoulders slumped in defeat, and he sighed. "Fine."

"Great! Here," she tossed him a bag of popcorn. "You make that, and I'll go get blankets."

Accepting his fate, Inuyasha complied, popping the popcorn and putting it in a bowl. Heading into the living room, he saw Kagome waiting on the couch with a blanket. "Is the movie ready?"

She nodded. "Yep." She winked. "I promise it's not that bad."

Inuyasha grunted as he sat next to her. "Keh. That's what you say." He passed her the popcorn.

"Here," she covered Inuyasha with half the blanket she was using. "We only have one spare blanket right now. The other one is kinda covered in your blood from when you were hurt. I hope you don't mind sharing."

Inuyasha gave her lopsided grin, making Kagome's heart beat faster. "Nah. Do you mind?"

She flashed him a smile. "Not at all. Hey, speaking of which, is your wound completely healed already?"

Inuyasha nodded, with a smirk. "Yeah. Since I'm a hanyou I heal pretty fast." He watched her face for any reaction to his blatant statement of his demon nature, but surprisingly none came. She simply said "Cool," and munched on popcorn, pressing the play button and starting the movie. Inuyasha sighed. Titanic, huh?

For the next three hours, Inuyasha watched the romantic tale of Jack and Rose: a low class boy in love with a high class beauty. Through the movie, the popcorn disappeared, and Kagome crept steadily closer to Inuyasha. When about half an hour was left of the movie, Kagome fell fast asleep, her head coming to rest on the hanyou's shoulder. The boy tensed, then slowly relaxed. As he watched the end of the movie, Inuyasha saw the irony of how he, an arguably scorned hanyou, was slowly starting to feel the beginnings of affection for the pure beauty named Kagome Higurashi. As he watched Jack die to protect his loved one, Rose, Inuyasha rested his head on top of Kagome's. He wrapped on arm around the girl's shoulders and she snuggled into the warmth. As the credits began to roll, Inuyasha clicked the TV off via the remote, blanketing the room in darkness.

Inhaling Kagome's sweet scent, he felt the urge to kiss the top of her head, but squashed the idea right away. "I don’t know why, but I feel like I have to protect you, you stupid girl."

And with that, the scorned hanyou Inuyasha let his newfound affection wash over him, musing over how Kagome Higurashi had suddenly appeared in his life. Deciding to figure it all out later, he dozed off, and the two slept peacefully in each other's arms.

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And thus ends another chapter. I had to add some fluff at the end. I love fluff, so be prepared- there will be more! . Sango and Houjo will be appearing in upcoming chapters too. As for the other movies that they rented, they'll watch those later. Leave a review if you can (I love reading them, you guys leave the GREATEST comments!) Any suggestions for the story are welcome as well. Oh, and I hope no one minds that I threw some American bands into the story. I happen to like all three of them. Ja ne minna-san! ::gives everyone a free kitchen table like the one Kagome bought.::